The Monitor: Dryer catches fire in Waynesboro

WAYNESBORO — Waynesboro and Mont Alto firefighters were able to contain a dryer fire that broke out just after 8 this morning at 201 N. Potomac St.

Waynesboro Fire Chief Dave Martin said there were no problems extinguishing the blaze, and two adults, a child and a dog were able to get out of the home safely.

Firefighters were checking for hot spots and ventilating the three-story home around 8:15 a.m.

Martin said he wasn’t sure if the cause was electrical or if lint was burning. A woman who lives in the home said she had just turned the dryer on when she heard a pop and saw smoke coming from the dryer.

Martin advised people to stay home while their dryers are running, and to always make sure the lint is cleaned out of them.